teams

Toxic teammates are easy to spot; Toxic teammates are toxic a lot. Here’s a list of things that they do. As you read, you’ll see that it’s true. Toxic teammates complain. About their manager. About their teammates. About their executives. About their schedules. About their pay. About…well…pretty much everything. [tweetthis hidden_hashtags=”#leadership #companyculture”]Toxic teammates complain about[…]

If all it took for a team to build trust was the doing a trust fall exercise together, companies everywhere would be filled with trusting teams, and the trust problem within organizations would have long ago been solved. But alas, we know that’s not the case. (And that’s why we do things a little differently at[…]

Everyone wants a committed team, and lots of folks talk about having one. But let’s be honest — real-deal commitment is pretty rare. Now don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of teams out there that comply with what their boss tells them to do, or what they understand the organization’s direction to be; but compliance isn’t[…]

Human and team dynamics are complex, but not necessarily all that complicated sometimes. Building a positive team and organizational environment isn’t like decoding the Rosetta Stone. Much of it boils down to normal people like you and me saying and doing simple things every day. It’s those things that contribute to that positive environment. Here[…]